With several sectional records in-hand, members of the Homewood-Flossmoor Girls’ Track & Field team will be ready for the state finals competition at Eastern Illinois University on Saturday. H-F girls hold several sectional champion titles: Daija Brown in the 800-meter run; Alex Edison in the 400-meter dash; Caroline Schoen in[Read More…]
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Final cost of Fine Arts addition at H-F High is $16.37 million
The District 233 school board at its Tuesday meeting accepted a report on costs to close out the Fine Arts addition at Homewood-Flossmoor High School. The total was $16.37 million. The board was able to use reserve funds to cover construction costs and budgeted for additional expenses. “Speaking for the[Read More…]
H-F band director Sarah Whitlock wins music educator award
Sarah Whitlock directs the H-F High band during the 2018 “Solar Winds” program. (Provided photo) Homewood-Flossmoor High School band director Sarah Whitlock has been selected a recipient of the Chicagoland Outstanding Music Educator Award which recognizes excellence in the field of music education. She will be one of seven music[Read More…]
80 H-F seniors named Illinois State Scholars
Outstanding academic work by 80 seniors at Homewood-Flossmoor High School has led to their selection as 2021-22 Illinois State Scholars. Approximately the top 10% of graduates from approved high schools are announced as state scholars each year. ACT or SAT scores, standardized test scores and performance-based academic data reported by[Read More…]
H-F art students’ works win more than $1.1 million in scholarships
Homewood-Flossmoor High School art students have won nearly $2 million in college scholarships and top honors for their art work in recent competitions. “We’re really happy for the students, said Jackie Wargo, art teacher and chair of the Fine Arts Department at H-F. “We’re trying to get them connected to[Read More…]
H-F students have first and second place win in math competition
Homewood-Flossmoor High School student Cecilia Nicks won the Region 8 Algebra II exam, placing first over all competitors at the Illinois Council of Teachers of Mathematics competition March 17. H-F also had two teams take second place in the competition.
H-F senior wins $40,000 College Board scholarship
Homewood-Flossmoor High School senior Arjun Patel thought he was invited to participate in a segment on ABC-TV’s “Good Morning America” about high school students and their college choices. Arjun Patel Instead, Patel was part of a surprise national announcement on March 31 that he was the winner of a $40,000[Read More…]
H-F’s natural gas costs soar due to Texas winter storm
The “act of God” winter freeze in Texas had a direct impact on the cost that Homewood-Flossmoor High School paid for natural gas. The district’s winter gas bill would normally be $30,000 but this year it was $280,000 due to a spike in the gas commodity prices when about a[Read More…]
H-F board approves technology purchases
Pre-pandemic, Homewood-Flossmoor High School had racks of Chromebooks in each classroom for student use. The devices served as individual computers and were distributed by teachers. The system was an easy way to assure that all students were working from the same equipment for class assignments. When schools got notice in[Read More…]
H-F staff plans for graduation and special senior event
Homewood-Flossmoor High School will have a graduation and an event for seniors, but COVID-19 regulations mean neither will look like the traditional events of past years. When members of the senior class petitioned in February for a graduation ceremony and something that would resemble the prom, administrators said they were[Read More…]
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